SAG Awards 2013: Quotes from the stars

CaptionBryan Cranston

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"This is the pinnacle of my career," said Bryan Cranston, center, with Ben Affleck, left, and John Goodman. "In my eventual obit -- I hope many many years from now -- it will read, ' "Breaking Bad" actor explodes,' or whatever it says. And I'm very proud of that."

"This is the pinnacle of my career," said Bryan Cranston, center, with Ben Affleck, left, and John Goodman. "In my eventual obit -- I hope many many years from now -- it will read, ' "Breaking Bad" actor explodes,' or whatever it says. And I'm very proud of that." (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

"I've been around long enough to deeply appreciate this kind of thing," said Affleck. "They don't come around often. It's really nice to have awards in the sense that they encourage artists, and I'm really encouraged by this."

"I've been around long enough to deeply appreciate this kind of thing," said Affleck. "They don't come around often. It's really nice to have awards in the sense that they encourage artists, and I'm really encouraged by this." (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

"This is so heavy!" "30 Rock's" Tina Fey exclaimed about her statue, holding it up awkwardly. Told she could put it down, she slumped over dramatically and sighed. "Thank God."

"This is so heavy!" "30 Rock's" Tina Fey exclaimed about her statue, holding it up awkwardly. Told she could put it down, she slumped over dramatically and sighed. "Thank God." (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)